I think that the article is dated June 2009?
A lot of PSR is longer trains and fewer trains (combining manifests with unit trains, etc).
Much of it is also focused on limiting weekly variations so the same amount of power is needed each day.
It also often involves running power short...

Ouch! Didn't notice that.
I wonder if the person who posted the link noticed that little detail.

Longer trains and fewer trains- that sure sounds like SP drag freights!
If they can keep the power rolling more hours of the day rather than idling in an engine terminal, that would be good. Holding tonnage for lack of power, or holding a train until there is enough tonnage, not so good.
We'll see how shippers like all this. Especially the ones who want their stuff fast.

CSX has fully embraced the less is more mentality here on the C&O. 220-230 car DPU equipped 30,000 ton coal trains are now the norm. Even our manifest runs as a DPU monster. Less crews, less power, more delays and confusion.

CSX has fully embraced the less is more mentality here on the C&O. 220-230 car DPU equipped 30,000 ton coal trains are now the norm. Even our manifest runs as a DPU monster. Less crews, less power, more delays and confusion.

Loyd L.

Practically every time I attempted a day of shooting on the old C&O lines, the crickets were chirping. For hours and hours. So I avoided it in favor of busier and/or more scenic lines. Is it much different nowadays?

8-18 trains every 24 hours. Combining 2 unit trains into 1 (grain and coal) didn't help. While I usually don't railfan my home railroad much (I've literally shot every shot shootable over the last 12 years), it still has some charm.